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Delicious Payday Pie Recipe | Easy & Classic Payday Cake Guide

Delicious Payday Pie Recipe

This Delicious Payday Pie is rich, gooey, and packed with sweet and salty flavor. Loaded with peanuts, caramel-like filling, and a buttery crust, it’s a classic dessert that’s incredibly easy to make and impossible to resist.

  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale

For the Pie:

1 pie crust (store-bought or homemade)

For the Filling:

1 cup roasted peanuts

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup corn syrup

1/4 cup butter (melted)

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

Optional:

Chocolate drizzle

Whipped cream for serving

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).

2. Place pie crust in a pie dish.

3. In a bowl, whisk brown sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and salt until smooth.

4. Stir in roasted peanuts.

5. Pour filling into the pie crust.

6. Bake for 35–40 minutes until set and golden.

7. Let cool completely before slicing.

8. Serve with whipped cream or chocolate drizzle if desired.

Notes

Let pie cool fully for clean slices.

Use salted peanuts for extra flavor contrast.

Do not overbake to keep filling soft.

Store in fridge up to 4 days.

  • Author: Mila Bryn
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 420
  • Sugar: 28 g
  • Sodium: 220 mg
  • Fat: 26 g
  • Saturated Fat: 10 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 40 g
  • Fiber: 2 g
  • Protein: 8 g
  • Cholesterol: 70 mg

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